A visit to the Boston Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Boston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boston Cemetery:
40.7028, -92.0021
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boston Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies just to the northeast of the Boston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Boston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Prall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Prall Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prall Cemetery
- Hoskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- East Home Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Purdom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Purdom Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Purdom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keosauqua.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95904 <5>
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fellows Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Pittsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pittsburg Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Cemetery
- Ten Sych Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ten Sych Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Sych Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Lippincott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lippincott Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott Cemetery
- Rider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rider Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider Cemetery
- Valentine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Egypt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Egypt Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cantril Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95388 <5>
- Mantoyne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mantoyne Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantoyne Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Anson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Leech Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Leech Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leech Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Keosauqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cantril
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Kilbourn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Douds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Bonaparte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Acasto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Birmingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Anson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Chequest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Arbela
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Chambersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Big Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Libertyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Boston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Farmington
- Granger
- Keosauqua
- Milton
- Selma
- Selma lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Boston Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Stockport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Boston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Boston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454764 (Boston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454764 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cantril
- Location given for Boston Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.702806 Lon: -92.0021187
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boston Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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